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Recipe: Watkins Spice Cake with Nut Cake Variation (1934 Watkins Cookbook)

Desserts - Cakes
WATKINS SPICE CAKE

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons Watkins Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cloves
1/8 teaspoon Watkins Ground Ginger
1/2 cup milk or cream

Cream shortening and sugar, beat in eggs, one at a time.

Sift dry ingredients together, add to other mixture a little at a time, alternately with milk, beating well.

Bake in loaf in moderately cool oven (350 degrees F) for 3/4 hour or until done; or bake in layers in moderately warm oven (375 degrees F) for 20 or 30 minutes.

Use any white icing.

VARIATION:

FOR NUT CAKE:
One-half cup chopped nuts, dates or raisins may be added.

Source: Watkins Cook Book, 1934
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